External Affairs Manager (Maternity Cover up to 1 year)

External Affairs Manager (Maternity Cover up to 1 year)

Full time – Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £45,955(London and surrounding counties)

Office-based - Currently Farringdon (2 days per week)

Closing date for applications: 13th August

Interviews:1st Stagew/c 18th Aug and 2nd Stage w/c 25th Aug.

About Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected bygambling harms.We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment.

The Role

The External Affairs Manager is central to helping put GamCare, and gambling-related harm, on the map with our key stakeholders, opinion formers, partners, and decision makers.It is a crucial role in the External Affairs Team which is responsible for helping to position GamCare as a key stakeholder recognised for our impact as the leading provider of help and support for gambling harm, using our unique insight and expertise to positively influence decision-making and policy.

The post holder plays a supportive role in developing GamCare’s external affairs and influencing strategies across multiple stakeholder groups against the organisational key results and new directorate strategy. This will help to raise the profile of GamCare’s National Gambling Helpline and our treatment and prevention work.By representing GamCare with internal and external audiences, the role will influence debates across the sector, in Westminster and across the devolved parliaments and assemblies, with opinion formers, and with providers across the National Gambling Support Network, to ensure our perspectives are reflected across our lobbying work.

About You

With a high degree of political acumen and confidently representing GamCare with internal and external audiences, you the role will influence debates across the sector, in Westminster and across the devolved parliaments and assemblies, with opinion formers, and with providers across the National Gambling Support Network, to ensure our perspectives are reflected across our lobbying work .

Key Responsibilities

• Create and manage external affairs plans that measurably enhance the reach of and put our programmatic, safer gambling and other teams’ work ‘on the map’ with stakeholders, partners, opinion formers and decision-makers
• Proactively monitor Westminster, devolved parliaments and assemblies, and local government, including managing our monitoring service, horizon scanning, and advising on, coordinating, and nurturing our political and government engagement and networks, e.g., with MPs/Peers, officials and Special Advisors, APPGs, Select Committees
• Support the development, delivery and evaluation of parliamentary and other thought leadership events or meetings to raise our profile, develop our thinking, and shape the debate; and lead on associated outputs, e.g., follow up reports, briefings, and discussion papers
• Commission new and engaging research to shape our policy and ensure our influencing is supported by compelling evidence (e.g., surveys and opinion polling, evidence reviews, etc.)
• Be an active member of the Marketing and Engagement Directorate , offering advice and guidance on our strategic direction, taking shared responsibility for our development, culture, and EDI, and contributing across the team; and consistently model GamCare’s values, manage your own development, have fun, and challenge yourself at work

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• 33 days basic annual leave entitlement per annum (pro-rated for part-time colleagues) including bank holidays which increases with service
• A generous Pension Scheme – we contribute 6% and you contribute 2%.
• Discretionary company sick pay from day one of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24-hour support

GamCare are committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

Gamcare is an equal opportunities employer and don’t discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.We are only able to facilitate visa sponsorship in very limited circumstances, so candidates outside of the UK or who don’t have the right to work in the UK need not apply.

For any further information on the role or if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process, please contact recruitment@gamcare.org.uk and the team will be happy to help.

External Affairs Manager (Maternity Cover up to 1 year)

• Salary £45,955 (London and surrounding counties)